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    Astrophysics is the application of physics to study stellar structure, stellar evolution, the origin of the Solar System, and related problems of cosmology. It uses many areas of physics including mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and molecular physics. The discovery of radio signals from celestial bodies led to the field of radio astronomy. Most recently, space exploration has expanded the frontiers of astronomy to infrared, ultraviolet, gamma-ray, and X-ray astronomy. Physical cosmology studies the formation and evolution of the universe on its largest scales, with modern theories relying heavily on Einstein's theory of relativity and the Big Bang model, which is supported

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    Astrophysics is the application of physics to study stellar structure, stellar evolution, the origin of the Solar System, and related problems of cosmology. It uses many areas of physics including mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and molecular physics. The discovery of radio signals from celestial bodies led to the field of radio astronomy. Most recently, space exploration has expanded the frontiers of astronomy to infrared, ultraviolet, gamma-ray, and X-ray astronomy. Physical cosmology studies the formation and evolution of the universe on its largest scales, with modern theories relying heavily on Einstein's theory of relativity and the Big Bang model, which is supported

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    Astrophysics is the application of physics to study stellar structure, stellar evolution, the origin of the Solar System, and related problems of cosmology. It uses many areas of physics including mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and molecular physics. The discovery of radio signals from celestial bodies led to the field of radio astronomy. Most recently, space exploration has expanded the frontiers of astronomy to infrared, ultraviolet, gamma-ray, and X-ray astronomy. Physical cosmology studies the formation and evolution of the universe on its largest scales, with modern theories relying heavily on Einstein's theory of relativity and the Big Bang model, which is supported

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    8/23/2020 Physics - Wikipedia

    group—previously solid-state theory—in 1967.[83] In 1978, the Division of Solid State Physics of the
    American Physical Society was renamed as the Division of Condensed Matter Physics.[82] Condensed
    matter physics has a large overlap with chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology and
    engineering.[76]

    Astrophysics

    Astrophysics and astronomy are the application of the theories and


    methods of physics to the study of stellar structure, stellar evolution,
    the origin of the Solar System, and related problems of cosmology.
    Because astrophysics is a broad subject, astrophysicists typically
    apply many disciplines of physics, including mechanics,
    electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum
    mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and
    molecular physics.[84]

    The discovery by Karl Jansky in 1931 that radio signals were emitted
    by celestial bodies initiated the science of radio astronomy. Most
    recently, the frontiers of astronomy have been expanded by space
    The deepest visible-light image of
    exploration. Perturbations and interference from the earth's
    the universe, the Hubble Ultra-Deep
    atmosphere make space-based observations necessary for infrared,
    Field
    ultraviolet, gamma-ray, and X-ray astronomy.

    Physical cosmology is the study of the formation and evolution of the


    universe on its largest scales. Albert Einstein's theory of relativity plays a central role in all modern
    cosmological theories. In the early 20th century, Hubble's discovery that the universe is expanding, as
    shown by the Hubble diagram, prompted rival explanations known as the steady state universe and the
    Big Bang.

    The Big Bang was confirmed by the success of Big Bang nucleosynthesis and the discovery of the cosmic
    microwave background in 1964. The Big Bang model rests on two theoretical pillars: Albert Einstein's
    general relativity and the cosmological principle. Cosmologists have recently established the ΛCDM
    model of the evolution of the universe, which includes cosmic inflation, dark energy, and dark matter.

    Numerous possibilities and discoveries are anticipated to emerge from new data from the Fermi
    Gamma-ray Space Telescope over the upcoming decade and vastly revise or clarify existing models of the
    universe.[85][86] In particular, the potential for a tremendous discovery surrounding dark matter is
    possible over the next several years.[87] Fermi will search for evidence that dark matter is composed of
    weakly interacting massive particles, complementing similar experiments with the Large Hadron
    Collider and other underground detectors.

    IBEX is already yielding new astrophysical discoveries: "No one knows what is creating the ENA
    (energetic neutral atoms) ribbon" along the termination shock of the solar wind, "but everyone agrees
    that it means the textbook picture of the heliosphere—in which the Solar System's enveloping pocket
    filled with the solar wind's charged particles is plowing through the onrushing 'galactic wind' of the
    interstellar medium in the shape of a comet—is wrong."[88]

    Current research
    Research in physics is continually progressing on a large number of fronts.

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